Garjiya Devi Temple

Garjiya Village, Jim Corbett National Park, India Phone: Not Available

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Garjiya Devi Temple is a noted Devi temple located in the Garjiya village near Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India, on the outskirts of the Corbett National Park. It is a sacred Shakti shrine where Garjiya Devi is the presiding deity. The temple is situated over a large rock in the Kosi River and is one of the most famous temples of the Nainital district,  visited by thousands of devotees during Kartik Poornima, a Hindu holy day celebrated on the fifteenth lunar day of Kartik (November - December). The temple is also known as the festival of lights of the gods.[3] The Kartik Purnima festival also coincides with the Sikh festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti.